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'Road of recovery could be long'

Source: The Economic Times

Washington : DC : USA | 6 months ago

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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday that there was a risk that US economic recovery could take a long time, but vowed to take all necessary steps to speed it up. "Well, that's the risk," Geithner said in a PBS television interview when asked if the recovery could take several years. "I mean,...

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